I'm starting to get into the show myself. It's definitely an acquired taste. But it's also about the same field I'm in, so I guess that helps.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > The second season of "Mad Men" made its UK debut last night on the > digital channel BBC4, with all of the hype the series has received > over here--and UK viewers, like most U.S. viewers, responded with a > yawn. Among the "multichannel" shows that beat it in its 10 p.m. > counterprogramming to BBC1 and ITV's flagship newscasts: ITV3's > "Ladies of Letters," a sitcom starring Maureen Lipman in a role > originated on BBC Radio 4 by Patricia "Hyacinth Bouquet" Routledge > (and greeted by some as the return of shows featuring characters out > of the 18-34 demo, even if on a digital channel), a rerun of the movie > "Red Dragon" on ITV2 and sister BBC3's repurpose of the "EastEnders" > episode that aired on The One earlier in the evening: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/11/tv-ratings-mad-men > > Of course, the Beeb had to have lower expectations for ratings > compared to being on The One or even BBC2, with the series being on > their "cultural" channel (and I'm sure the highbrow don't define > "culture" as an American drama series about advertising in the 60s), > but I do think they expected more than 242,000 homes to check it out, > especially when a few more homes than that watched the series premiere > last year. > > > -- Jason Carpio [email protected] Not sent from an iPhone --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
